linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] thermal/powerclamp: add back module device table

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Message-ID: <20161121071322.GA5006@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2016 08:13:22 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>
Cc:     Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Rafael Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] thermal/powerclamp: add back module device table

On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 11:43:10AM +0800, Zhang Rui wrote:
> On Thu, 2016-11-17 at 11:42 -0800, Jacob Pan wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 08:03:32 +0100
> > Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 11:08:45AM -0800, Jacob Pan wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Commit 3105f234e0aba43e44e277c20f9b32ee8add43d4 replaced module
> > > > cpu id table with a cpu feature check, which is logically
> > > > correct.
> > > > But we need the module device table to allow module auto loading.
> > > > 
> > > > Fixes:3105f234 thermal/powerclamp: correct cpu support check
> > > > Signed-off-by: Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  drivers/thermal/intel_powerclamp.c | 9 ++++++++-
> > > >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)  
> > > <formletter>
> > > 
> > > This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> > > stable kernel tree.  Please read
> > > Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> > > for how to do this properly.
> > > 
> > > </formletter>
> > Good to know, thanks. Rui will take care of it this time. Per Rui
> > "I will apply patch 1 and queue up for next -rc and 4.8 stable."
> > 
> 
> Just find another problem.
> We're still missing this upstream
> commit 3105f234e0aba43e44e277c20f9b32ee8add43d4 (thermal/powerclamp:
> correct cpu support check) for 4.7 stable, and in this case, we can not
> queue this patch for both 4.7 and 4.8 stable at the moment because it
> does not apply to 4.7 stable.

I don't understand, 4.7 is end-of-life, no one cares about it anymore,
why are you worrying about that kernel version?

confused,

greg k-h